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5 days until the season opener…



Jan Vopat: 1999 – 2000 (Top Left), Andy Delmore: 2002 – 2003 (Top Middle), Brad Bombardir: 2004 (Top Right), Tomáš Klouček: 2004 (Bottom Left), Greg Zanon: 2007 – 2009 (Bottom Middle), Blake Geoffrion: 2011 – 2012 (Bottom Right), Michael Del Zotto: 2014 (Top Left, 2nd Slide), Barret Jackman: 2016 (Top Middle, 2nd Slide), Adam Pardy: 2017 (Top Right, 2nd Slide), Dan Hamhuis: 2019 – 2020 (Bottom Left, 2nd Slide), Matt Benning: 2021 – 2022 (Bottom Middle, 2nd Slide), Kevin Gravel: 2023 – 2024 (Bottom Right, 2nd Slide).

Jan Vopat was drafted 57th overall by the Hartford Whalers in 1992. He played 61 games for the Preds, scoring 5 goals and 6 assists.

Andy Delmore went undrafted and played 144 games for Nashville, scoring 34 goals and 38 assists.

Brad Bombardir was drafted 56th overall by the New Jersey Devils in 1990. He played 13 games for Nashville.

Tomáš Klouček was covered on Day 28.

Greg Zanon was drafted 156th overall by the Ottawa Senators in 2000. He played 230 games for the Preds, scoring 7 goals and 19 assists.

Blake Geoffrion was drafted 56th overall by the Nashville Predators in 2006. He played 42 games for Nashville, scoring 6 goals and 5 assists. He is the first fourth-generation player in NHL history. His grandfather is Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion and his great-grandfather is none other than the legendary Howie Morenz.

Michael Del Zotto was covered on Day 18.

Barret Jackman was drafted 17th overall by the St. Louis Blues in 1999. He played 73 games for the Preds, scoring a goal and 4 assists.

Adam Pardy was drafted 173rd overall by the Calgary Flames in 2004. He played 4 games for the Preds.

Dan Hamhuis was drafted 12th overall by the Nashville Predators in 2001. He played 600 games for Nashville, scoring 32 goals and tallying 142 assists for a total of 174 points. If not for the emergence of Shea Weber and Ryan Suter, Hamhuis may have stayed a Predator for pretty much his entire career.

Matt Benning was drafted 175th overall by the Boston Bruins in 2012. He played 118 games for the Preds, scoring a goal and 14 assists.

Kevin Gravel was drafted 148th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in 2010. He has played 23 games for Nashville, tallying an assist.

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